Championship: Fulham overcomes Swansea City 5-1 after a incredible match
SWANSEA. Fulham prevails over Swansea City 5-1 after a incredible match.
SWANSEA. Fulham tops Swansea City 5-1 after a incredible match. Fulham was vastly superior ball possession (62%) was among the key factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Swansea.com Stadium stadium in Swansea on Tuesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Jarred Gillett who was helped by Neil Davies and Peter James Kirkup. The 4th official was Andy Woolmer. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold around 8.1 degrees Celsius or 46.53 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 90%.
Match Statistics
Fulham was in firm control of the ball 62% while Swansea City was struggling with a 38% ball possession.
Fulham was more aggressive with 67 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 8 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Fulham won the match.
Swansea City shot 5 times, 1 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, Fulham shot 13 times, 8 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
No yellow cards were issued to Swansea City. On the other side, No yellow cards were issued to Fulham.
(Swansea City) was sent out after receiving a red card in the (42′).
After this encounter, Swansea City will stay with 44 points like Stoke City to stay in the 16th place. On the opposite side, Fulham will have 73 points to stay in the 1st place.
Match Events
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42'42'
R. Manning
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46'46'
J. Fulton
F. Downes
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46'46'
R. Bennett
O. Ntcham
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46'46'
A. Mitrovic
H. Wilson
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52'52'
B. Cabango (OG)
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60'60'
K. Joseph
M. Obafemi
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68'68'
B. Reid
N. Kebano
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68'68'
I. Cavaleiro
F. Carvalho
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73'73'
B. Reid
H. Wilson
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75'75'
J. Piroe
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76'76'
T. Cairney
J. Seri
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77'77'
N. Williams
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85'85'
N. Williams
Next match
In the upcoming Championship match, Swansea City will play away against Blackpool on the 12th of March with a 2-0 head to head statistic in favor of Blackpool (3 draws).
Fulham will play away against Barnsley on the 12th of March with a 5-2 head to head in favor of Fulham (0 draws).
Swansea City: Formation and Lineups
Swansea City started with a 4-4-1-1 line-up (4-4-1-1).
The manager Russell Martin chose to play with the following team: Andrew Fisher , Korey Smith , Ben Cabango , Kyle Naughton , Ryan Manning , Olivier Ntcham , Flynn Downes , Matt Grimes , Jamie Paterson , Joël Piroe and Michael Obafemi .
Substitutes
Swansea City made 3 changes: F. Downes for J. Fulton (46′), O. Ntcham for R. Bennett (46′) and M. Obafemi for K. Joseph (60′).
Top player: Joël Piroe
Probably the most impressive player in Swansea City was Joël Piroe.
His rating is with 1 goal, 20 passes (85% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 11.
Fulham: Formation and Lineups
Fulham started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the other side, Marco Alexandre Saraiva da Silva played with: Marek Rodák , Neco Williams , Tosin Adarabioyo , Tim Ream , Antonee Robinson , Harrison Reed , Jean Michaël Seri , Harry Wilson , Fabio Carvalho , Neeskens Kebano and Aleksandar Mitrović .
Substitutes
Fulham made 3 changes: N. Kebano for B. Reid (68′), F. Carvalho for I. Cavaleiro (68′) and J. Seri for T. Cairney (76′).
Top player: Neco Williams
The player who no doubt impressed Fulham the most was Neco Williams.
His rating is with 2 goals, 62 passes (91% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 2 duels out of 10. He performed 5 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship
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